Hershey (HSY) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026)
Hershey (HSY) reported Free Cash Flow of $354.2 million for Q1 2026, up 41.03% year-over-year from $251.2 million in Q1 2025, and down 55.08% quarter-over-quarter from $788.5 million in Q4 2025.
Hershey (HSY) Free Cash Flow (2009 - 2026) Analysis & Trends
Hershey (HSY) has 18 years of Free Cash Flow data on file, last reported at $354.2 million in Q1 2026.
- Free Cash Flow for Q1 2026 came in at $354.2 million, up 41.03% year-over-year; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 was $1.9 billion (up 5.76% YoY), and the FY2025 annual result was $1.8 billion, down 5.34% from the prior year.
- Free Cash Flow eased to $354.2 million in Q1 2026 per HSY's latest filing, from $788.5 million in the prior quarter.
- Over five years, Free Cash Flow peaked at $807.1 million in Q4 2024 and troughed at $27.1 million in Q2 2025.
- A 5-year average of $439.0 million and a median of $357.4 million in 2022 frame the typical range for Free Cash Flow.
- The sharpest annual moves came in 2024 and 2025: Free Cash Flow jumped 90.6% in 2024, then sank 86.12% in 2025.
- A 5-year view of Free Cash Flow shows it stood at $608.2 million in 2022, then fell by 12.01% to $535.1 million in 2023, then jumped by 50.82% to $807.1 million in 2024, then decreased by 2.31% to $788.5 million in 2025, then sank by 55.08% to $354.2 million in 2026.
- Business Quant data shows HSY's Free Cash Flow at $354.2 million in Q1 2026, $788.5 million in Q4 2025, and $756.0 million in Q3 2025.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | Free Cash Flow (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mondelez International | 80.71 Bn | 79.24 Bn | 2.80 Bn | 155.00 Mn |
| 2 | Hershey | 9.96 Bn | 9.08 Bn | 1.22 Bn | 354.21 Mn |
| 3 | Tootsie Roll Industries | 2.93 Bn | 2.87 Bn | 51.29 Mn | 3.29 Mn |
| 4 | Sow Good | 40.34 Mn | 38.02 Mn | - | -1.69 Mn |
| 5 | Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory | 12.93 Mn | 11.72 Mn | -13.21 Mn | -739,000.00 |
| 6 | Tootsie Roll Industries | - | - | 51.29 Mn | 3.29 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2026 | 354.21 Mn |
| Mar 29, 2026 | 354.21 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 788.47 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 788.47 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 755.99 Mn |
| Sep 28, 2025 | 755.99 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 27.13 Mn |
| Jun 29, 2025 | 27.13 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 251.16 Mn |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 251.16 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 807.08 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 807.08 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 567.30 Mn |
| Sep 29, 2024 | 567.30 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 195.45 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | 195.45 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 355.83 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | 355.83 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 535.14 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | 535.14 Mn |